This boldly patterned thrush is a rare visitor from Mexico. Male: Blackish brown upperparts and upper breast form an extensive hood. Wings show a complex pattern of white and dark, including white tips on the tertials and a white spot at the base of the primaries. A dark band separates the white bell more...

This little vireo has suffered drastic declines in the past century, and is listed as endangered. The upperparts are olive green, with two dull whitish wing bars. The male's head is black, with bold white spectacles. The female shows a similar pattern, but the head is dark gray. The underparts, inclu more...

This sparrow is instantly recognized by its bold markings. The face is gray, darkening to black near the bill, with a bold white supercilium and malar stripe. The black throat extends onto the breast forming a triangular black bib. The upperparts are plain brownish-gray. The tail is blackish with a w more...

The bill of this species is reddish with a black tip, fairly long, and slightly decurved. The crown usually appears flat. Male: Deep blue gorget blends into metallic green underparts. Undertail coverts are pale gray. Upperparts are bronzy-green. The tail is blue-black with gray tip, and is deeply not more...

This species averages darker and stockier than the similar Canyon Towhee. Medium gray-brown overall, with a darker tail and a faint reddish cast to the crown. The face and throat are washed cinnamon, and are outlined by an indistinct necklace of blurry streaks. Belly is paler, and the undertail cover more...

This small short-tailed species is mostly limited to the Desert Southwest. The bill is thin and slightly decurved. Male: Upperparts green. Breast whitish with green sides. The white of the breast wraps around the sides of the neck. The gorget and crown are a rich purple color, with a white line over more...

This Southern Texas specialty is very similar to Tropical Kingbird. The two are best distinguished by voice. The head is gray, with dark lores and ear coverts creating an indistinct dark mask, and a whitish throat. The olive-yellow breast transitions to a bright yellow belly and undertail coverts. Th more...

This small, olive-gray Caribbean flycatcher is large-headed, long-tailed, comparatively short-winged, and has a longer, proportionally thinner bill than other similar flycatchers. It is dark dusky olive-green above. Head is uniformly dark with an incomplete white eye ring that flares behind the eye. more...

This sparrow is recognized by its dark coloring, large bill, and distinct facial pattern. Plain dark brown above, dark gray below, with a black spot on the breast. The belly fades to whitish. The face is dark with a prominent white supercilium, broken white eye ring, white moustachial stripes, and a more...

While the plumage of this species is distinctive, it, like other towhees, spends much of its time hidden in heavy cover. Upperparts are drab greenish gray to fairly bright olive green. The face and underparts are gray, fading to whitish on the belly. The head has a rufous crown, white spot above the more...

This species is closely related to Lazuli Bunting. Alternate Male: Dark iridescent blue overall, darker on the head. The lores and wings are blackish. The bill is gray. First alternate males usually blotched blue and brown. Basic Male: Brown feather edges obscure most of the blue. Brownish belly fade more...